Babies Born March 1st-15th 2008 #8

[danniellabella]

the lavender sounds good, however i would like to know what she is mixing the oil with as babies cant have essential oils diretly onto their skin, so she must be mixing with something - could you find out Danni as i have lavender at home... ta

Sorry, I don't think I explained it properly. She has a jar of lavender water on her change table. It's just cooled boiled water with a couple of drops of lavender oil in it. She dips the tissue into the solution and wipes Jazz that way, then uses a dry tissue to dab Jazz's bum dry after.

I used to make home made wipes using boiled water, sorbaline cream and a couple of drops of lavender oil. Soak them for an hour or overnight, then squeeze out excess water so they were just damp and put them in a huggies container which keeps them moist. (any airtight container would do for storage).

I don't know how it would go on nappy rash, but FDC lady rubbed sorbaline cream with a couple of drops of teatree oil on Jazz's heat rash on her back and neck the other day and it's almost completely gone now (plus it's starting to cool down slightly here, though it will be about 40 degrees tomorrow and Saturday).

[Sammiejane]

Ahhh OK that sounds good too - i thought she was using it like a massage oil after cleaning - sorry thats me not reading properly again.
I have lavendar oil here so might give that a try as a freshen up occasionally - actually it should be a good one before bed, as the oil will absorb in and help her feel sleepy...

Danni fwiw we are having real sleep issues here too... Its soooo hard to get her to go down, crying as soon as she knows its bed time crying when rocked or patted, crying the second she opens her eyes...
i started a thread on it again today as i dont feel like i am coping with it (possibly due to AF to ) especially as DH is not around to help, seriously i feel like i am a single Mum (although not doing as tough as you trina and skye) as DH gets in after MJ is in bed and in the morning he just gets up and goes so he really doesnt spend much time with her. He is working every Saturday at the mo too and so when Sunday comes around he is too tired to play or do anything....
Sorry for the whinge girls, it just its starting to get to me

[india44]

Prama I am sure they just do it for the parental guilt trip. Am not sure exactly what it is but I know Will just wants ot be in my arms as soon as I get there and if he cant get there quick enough he crys. I know for a fact he has a fab day I see plenty of photos and the girls keep great records and also a beautiful photographic day book. I still have kids who cry everytime they are left and picked up and they have bene in care for 3 years. Try not to worry too much about it.

SJ sorry you are doing it tough sometimes men just dont get it.

Danni I would definatley say that Jazz is hungry. Will eats 3 meals a day and snacks they are on the move and using so much more energy now they need the food. I think it was JO who said it was suggested she gave a hi carb diner to fill bub up ( could be wrong ).Will has some protein and veges and or yougurt and custard for tea at 5.30-6ish then a bottle about 8 ish. I hope the food helps you with settling Jazz.

We are off to the coast tommorow cant beleive its actually the first itme we have been away with WIll. We just havent had the money to do anything so we are really looking fwd to it. Will catch up when we get back. Take care *hugs*

[danniellabella]

SJ, I wouldn't say that your problems aren't as big as mine, Trina or Skye's. We all have our own problems which are all different. I'm sure it must be tough for you with your husband working those kinds of hours. I'm so sorry that you feel like you're basically doing it on your own.

I hope Jazz sleeps well tonight as she only slept for 30mins at daycare. There was a new kid there, twice her size but a month younger. She arrived at 12:30 when all the kids have their nap. She was screaming and woke Jazz up and then Jazz wouldn't go back to sleep.

I think I need to book Jazz in for her first hair cut very soon, It's almost in her eyes. If she would sit still I could probably get some of it into a top ponytail at the front of her head. Everyone at church thinks she looks heaps older than she is because she's got stacks of hair.

[prama]

bron - thanks so much.
i had a very very hard and heartbreaking morning. lakshman's second tooth is giving him so much trouble, the first one didnt bother him at all.
he woke up at 2ish and we gave him some panadol and bonjela.
his tooth started bothering him and when we got to DC and he just ate his breakie (weetbix) it started to bother him. he was upset and clingy. and wanted me to pick him and all. i felt so sad. i gave a cuddle and kiss and his carer took over. but i could hear him crying so loudly till i got to the car. i went and got some bonjela and applied to him at the DC. Obviously they cant administer anything w/o a doctor's letter..

I'm going to ring his gp and see if he'll can write us a letter. so so sad....


sj - sorry about the rough time.. it's so hard doing it on your own at the mo, and going back to work and all. xoxox

danni - sounds like jazz is hungry at night. i dont think you can overfeed them at this stage, with them growing so much, physically and mentally. maybe you could give her some of your dinner or some heinz stuff. it's hard to be cooking special for her at dinner time when you're exhausted fr work.

yeah, poopy's small at his DC too. the younger kids are bigger than him.. sigh...

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[danniellabella]

Skye, I tried to write a response in the actual thread but then I had problems with the forum so hopefully this works.
As the other people said, there is no point thinking about the "what if's" you did the right thing, you saved your little boy which makes you a hero. Don't worry about the bruise, it couldn't be helped.
I don't even want to think about how scary that must have been. It scared me when Jazz is chocking on food, but I've never had to take major action like that.

[danniellabella]

I spoke to my boss about my contract today (which is due to finish 27 March). He said that he will be extending it to 31 December and wants to take me out for coffee soon so we can talk about his plans and expectations etc and provide me with proper feedback. He's been in the job since the end of September but due to so many issues that crop up unplanned (as is the case in HR) he hasn't really had the chance to properly assess what he needs from me therefore I haven't had a huge amount of work from him. That's one of the things we're going to discuss when we get the chance (whenever that is).
So at least I know that I have a job for the rest of the year. Yet to sign the paperwork though, but he's a good man and wouldn't say something he didn't mean. He said that if he wasn't planning to extend my contract that he would have told me ages ago so I could start making plans.

[prama]

danni hope it all works out

poopy's now starting to scream for no reason!
he's also discovered when he's got food in his mouth and sticks his tongue out, it will come out. he grabs in and examines it, then threws it on the floor!!

eeek 8 days till his bday

[danniellabella]

Prama, Jazz screams for no reason too. I guess there is a reason actually, mainly when we leave the room or not even if we leave the room, sometimes she gets upset if we stand up off the couch!

I can't believe poppy is going to be one next week! I'm almost crying thinking of our bubs turning 1. Jazz is 11 months exactly today. Her friend who is a month older turned one yesterday.

We are about to enter "toddlerdom"
We got out all our child locks and are going to start using them. We can't use any of the ones that have to be drilled into things though coz this is a rental. But we've got a lock on the under-sink cupboard which is the most important coz that's where all the cleaners are. (though I'm phasing out all (most) chemical cleaners and going eco friendly. I have my mix of part water, part white vinegar which I'm using instead of general purpose cleaner (like spray & wipe).